Rauhnächte Incense

Description

This baneful incense blend is used during the “Rauhnächte” – the longest and roughest nights of winter. The name refers to the 12 nights following the winter solstice, but may also apply to all the cold and dark nights leading up to and following the winter solstice.

During this time the ground is frozen, icy storms sweep over the land. Evil spirits are believed to rise up from the underworld and the “Wild Hunt” wreaks havoc on earth. People feared these nights, associating them with death and sickness. Sick and old people are at a higher risk of passing away. As the living pass away, the dead make a return.

This unruly time of winter was also connected to a reversal and sacrifice of power and life in different forms. The Roman “Saturnalia” and the Norse “midvinter blót” shall serve as examples.

The sorcerer makes use of these baneful currents, by channeling and redirecting them.

The incense blend is hence composed of ritually harvested herbs, observing the nights and hours of Saturn and Mars. It further contains ingredients gathered after a series of autumn and winter storms. The ingredients are chosen based on their magical properties as well as their botanical features and form of growth. The black sacra frankincense from Oman lends the blend a bitter resinous, almost medicinal aroma.

This incense blend is the pendant to my “Dog Days” incense. It smells resinous and tangy. Use this blend where- and whenever you aim to establish and (re-)direct baneful currents, curse an enemy or want to return a curse and send it back multi-fold to its sender. On the other hand, burning this blend, can also help to establish and strengthen a powerful magical shield around oneself and assisst in working ritually with the “Isa” rune or winter related deities such as Holda and Hel.

Besides, the blend is not tied or limited to the actual “Rauhnächte”, but can be used during any time of the year.

Uses: attack & defense, banishing & exorcism, death spells, Mars-Saturn work, calling upon death and winter related deities such as Hel and Holda/Perchta, ritual work with the rune “Isa”

Contains:  alder cones, blackthorn bark + thorn, black pepper, elder bark + twig, juniper, black sacra frankincense, dark myrrh resin, spruce resin, blue spruce needles, stinging nettle, wormwood, yew leaf

Scent: cold, sharp, resinous

Warning: Contains venific herbs. Do not inhale! If used indoors, make sure the room is well ventilated. Not for beginners.